*5.3.2. Fusarium*

*Fusarium* spp. are well known saprophytes in soil, as well as the cause of a range of plant diseases. However, they also often cause hyalohyphomycosis after traumatic inoculation in humans and seem to be an emerging pathogen in immuno-compromised patients [16]. In cetaceans, mycotic dermatitis caused by a *Fusarium* sp., was reported in a pygmy sperm whale and an Atlantic white-sided dolphin. These cetaceans were characterized by elevated, firm, erythematous, cutaneous tubercles mostly found on the heads, trunks and caudal portions of the cetaceans' bodies [31].
